As though there weren't enough reasons to love <em>Underground </em>star Aldis Hodge (his dashing good looks being one very big reason), his support of women's rights is yet another one. In an interview with <a href="http://thegrio.com/2017/01/30/aldis-hodge-underground-womens-rights/" target="_blank"><em>TheGrio.com</em></a>, Hodge talked about his appearance at a march for women's rights at the Sundance Film Festival and why he rides for not only the women in his life, but all women.
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"I suppose I’d be considered a feminist," Hodge said. "Look, I believe in the equality of women. I have a mom, I have a sister. My standard for the women in my life is like, 'If no man can treat you better than I can treat you, they can’t come.' You gotta step up to the plate. With respect, with acknowledgment, with support."
He continued, "My sister is raised to know her value and to know that she stands behind no man. You know, when she gets a husband, you stand side by side, equal partnership. You stand behind no one 'cause you have to lift each other up. You can't do that if you're 30 percent of the value in your relationship or the household."
Hodge also made sure to note his admiration for the many contributions of women, which was quite <del>the panty dropper</del> moving. The man was preachin'.
"We owe a lot when it comes to women in terms of innovation, in terms of education, in terms of progression in life," he said. "So the old adage that a man needs to be leading this -- no, no, no. We're put on this earth to complement each other for a reason. If men were meant to be a dominant power, men would be on this earth by themselves. So, I don't understand when women’s rights are challenged–because you’re talking about human rights. You talk about subjugating an entire culture that we heavily depend on for everything we need for survival."
He also expressed his disappointment with the effort to defund Planned Parenthood and the attack on a woman's right to make whatever choices she see fit for herself.
"This whole charge to take away women’s rights and Planned Parenthood makes no sense," Hodge stated. "And they lead on abortion? Abortion is less than three percent of what Planned Parenthood does. I don’t even understand why it’s a question in this day and age. Why are we challenging that?"
Check out his interview below and be prepared to crush even harder on Hodge than you were before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK08BG3Iq_M
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